GringoFlamingo | 2017 | Team project

Entertainment game | Player versus player | Balancing game

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GringoFlamingo is a 2 player game where one player is controlling Flammy the flamingo, who is surfing on a wave, and the other player is controlling the wave (by using a pillow as a controller!). During the game, players can collect powerups, avoid objects, do tricks on the board or control the wave to make it difficult for the other player. The players are forced to switch controllers after a few seconds. The first one to fall off the board loses the game!

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During the Global Game Jam 2017 (in Groningen) we worked in a team of six people. We had two people working on the art, three on the programming, and I myself was focusing on the design and music in the game. This project was extremely enjoyable, not only because of the people that I worked with, but also because of the inspiration that you could see in the work of every group looking for another way to make a game around the theme: Waves.

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With this game we have won the Kids Choice of 2017. If you are interested in the game, then you can find it here:

https://globalgamejam.org/2017/games/gringoflamingo